Live Oak

It's a settled residential pocket of St Petersburg with a mix of older homes and newer builds, sitting near neighborhoods like Bayway Isles and Disston Heights. You're assigned to Northwest Elementary, Azalea Middle, and Boca Ciega High, and you're within about a half hour of both Tampa International Airport and downtown Tampa. It suits buyers who want St Pete access with a quieter, less dense feel.

It sits in the mid-range for St Petersburg, with a median list price of $574,950 and an average of $333 per square foot. That said, active listings run from $275,000 all the way to $925,000, so what you pay depends heavily on size and whether it's a newer build. The median sold price over the past year was lower, at $358,700, reflecting the range of homes that trade here.

The median list price is $574,950 for a home around 1,988 square feet, working out to about $333 per square foot. Over the last 12 months, 37 homes sold at a median of $358,700, which points to smaller or more modest properties closing at the lower end. The current active range of $275,000 to $925,000 gives you a sense of the full spread.

It's a small, measured market with 12 active listings and a median of 69 days on market, so homes aren't flying off the shelf. Sellers are still doing well, collecting about 97% of asking price on average across the 37 sales in the past year. For buyers, that combination means room to negotiate without unrealistic expectations from either side.

There's no typical HOA figure reported for the neighborhood, which is common for an established area of single-family homes. The median annual property tax comes in around $3,634. If you're weighing renting versus buying, the median rent here is about $2,325 per month.